When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space.
Features some of the remarkable members of the lizard world, including the chameleon, flying gecko, and blue tongue skink, and describes important characteristics of the whole group.
Mr. Goose finds an abandoned egg, hatches it, and raises a peculiar green-skinned long-tailed chick, who worries about his identity but comes to recognize that he has a loving parent.